GBPJPY Bullish Impetus Tackles Upper Bollinger Band
GBPJPY is attempting to push north of the high of 163.57 from the 5 May, coincidently where the upper Bollinger band is currently located. The pair is maintaining its bullish demeanour, forming its eighth daily consecutive green candle, after the...
EURAUD Penetrates the Uptrend Line But Finds Support at 23.6% Fibo
EURAUD is currently rebounding off the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of the down leg from 1.6220 to 1.4320 at 1.4767. The pair broke the uptrend line to the downside in the previous sessions, suggesting a bearish movement. The MACD is...
A Bounce, But Hardly the Start of a Rise in the Crypto Market
Bitcoin rose 2.4% to $30.5K in the past 24 hours. Ethereum added 0.2% to $1820. Ether was unexpectedly among the laggards. Altcoins from the top 10 rose from 1.5% (BNB) to 4.1% (Solana). Total crypto market capitalisation, according to CoinMarketCap,...
GBP/USD: Cable Remains Constructive But Downside Still Vulnerable; US Jobs Data in Focus
Cable is moving within a narrow range in early Friday and remains constructive after Thursday’s 0.75% advance. Technical picture is mixed, as moving averages of 10/20/30 days are conflicting, bullish momentum is weaker and RSI neutral. Falling daily Ichimoku clouds...
Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard says it’s ‘very hard to see the case’ for the Fed pausing rate hikes
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said Thursday that it’s unlikely the central bank will be taking a break from its current rate-hiking cycle anytime soon. Though she stressed that Fed policymakers will remain data-dependent, Brainard said the most likely...
Private payrolls increased by just 128,000 in May, the slowest growth of the recovery, ADP says
Private sector employment rose by just 128,000 for the month, falling well short of the 299,000 Dow Jones estimate.
Dollar Dips Mildly after Poor ADP Job Data
Dollar weakens mildly further after worse than expected ADP job data. But selloff is limited as traders are probably cautious ahead of tomorrow’s non-farm payrolls. But overall, Yen remains the worst performing one for the week. Sterling and Euro are...
EURGBP Defends Series of Higher Highs; Eyes on 0.8594
EURGBP has been gradually gaining ground over the past week, with the 20-day simple moving average (SMA) buffering any selling pressures on the way up and hence defending the latest rebound on the key 200-day SMA at 0.8440. The fact...
Fed report sees ‘slight or modest’ economic growth as inflation surges
Most of the U.S. has been seeing just “slight or modest” economic growth over the past two months or so, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday. While all 12 Fed districts reported continued growth, the central bank’s periodic...
Job openings show sharp decline, but still vastly outnumber available workers
A man walking a dog passes by a help wanted sign advertised along East Main Street in East Islip, New York on February 17, 2022. Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Job openings fell by nearly half a million...